New Ulm weekly review., 1887-11-23
C5ty II Council PrOceedlSisgs.

CITY Council PrOcee ez5ssg gs.I
| The council met pursuant to adjourn
ment y ednesday Nov 18th a. ID. 1887 at
7:30 p. M. 8zs.s
Ali members present except President
Rudolph.
In absence of the president the Coun-
Gil were called to order by the City
Clerk, Whereupon Mr.. j ohm Hauenstein
was elected President pro tenn. for the
session.
The veto Of the mayor on the resolu-
ton passed at the last session, authoriz-
ing the building Of an ordinary iron
bridge across the Minnesota River, was
then read by the clerk.
| On motion the vote by which said
resolution was passed was then recon
sidered and thereafter the Council again
passed the same over the Mayor veto,
by a unanimous vote: Yeas, Councillors
Doehne; Jacobs, Schmucker and
ochwendlnger; nays none.
The city surveyor presented his plat
of the Strengthening Of a part of the
street through and in the vicinity of the
Hospital grounds Indicated to be made
by the Council.
On motionithe same was approved
and ordered filed.
! The following resolution was then
passed by a vote OF more than two
thirds of all members OF the city coun-
Gil pursuant to the provisions OF Sec. Is
of chapter of the city charter;
Resolved by the City Council of the
city of New Ulm that the street where the
dividing lines between Outlots No.6l,
62, 63 and 65intersect each other, thence
running North 81 deg, 80 min. w.
nine 90 chains and fifteen (15) links,
thence North 81 deg, 80 min. W. eight
| (8) chains and ninety (90) links to the
range line between ranges No. 80 and
81 now the city limits is hereby
| Strengthened so as to run as follows
Commencing at q point in the centre of
the highway where the dividing lines
between Outlots No. 81, 81, 63 and IS
intersect each other, thence running
| North 81 deg, 80 min. w. fifteen (15)
chains and ninety-fve (95) links to the
city limits intersecting and ending on
the range lines between ranges No. sc
and S1.said street being 60 feet in width.
That the above resolution, when ap.
proved, is hereby referred to the Board
J of Public Works for assessment of ben.
etits and damages caused thereby, and
when their incoming report thereon is
confrmed,a final order for this purpose
will be entered by this council.
The city clerk reported that the chie1
!, engineer of the fire department had
qualified, and also that he has made his
| rfc of ;1h
then taken up.
j. On motion the appointments of Chas
Brust as 1st Asst. Engineer and Fred
Pfender as End Asst. Engineer of the
fire department was approved.
The fire department submitted a copy
of their bylaws to the Council for ap.
proval and the same was referred tc
councillors Doehne and Jacobs to report
thereon at the next meeting.
The petition of the trustees of the
Lutheran school relative TO the side.
walk on End Street North was then
read and it appearing that the sidewalk
in question was under construction, the
matter was not considered further.
Resolved that MIR. A. C, Ochs pur
, chase the cistern cover, concerning
, which a communication was before the
Council, if he find the same adapted
for the purpose.
Mr. F. Melges appeared before the
council and requested the privilege O
clearing the street along the bluff neal
outlot No. $40 for the timber thereon
Referred to Councillor Hauenstein to re
port upon the propriety of the above d
the next meeting.
Il Mr.. August Hellmann appeared be
fore the Council and asked an exten
sion of time to complete his sidewalk
l whereupon on motion time was grant
t ed to him to June 1st 1883.
The Committee of the whole appoint
!, ed at last meeting to designate and Fl,
! upon the site for the new iron bridg,
across the Minnesota River, reported
that they determined on such site ant
that the same was about IS feet abov,
or up the river, from the site of tn
present old pontoon bridge.
The report was accepted.
e Mr.. E. G. Pahl presented a protil
$ plat with other information regardin.
the new iron bridge.
On motion the same was approve,
and adopted.
e The city clerk was instructed to Civ
/ public notice, once in each of the loca
q papers, Of the letting of the centrac
for the construction of the above iro1
bridge across the Minnesota river an,
9 invite sealed bids for the same up t,
Dec. 9th 1887, the council reserving tn
q right to reject any and all bids, also t,
notify the bridge companies of this res
: olutlon by mai.
On motion the Street Committee wa
f authorized to confer with Mr. G.. Kuehe
! and procure the necessary right of wa,
for the road approaching the iron bridge
. to be built, on the other side CT the Min
= nesota river.
On motion the Street Committee wa
directed to inquire into the advisabilit,
of changing the arched cellar in Nortj